Bridges, Ruby

Summary: "When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRI

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Pringle, Laurence

Summary: Living off the coast of California in the Northern Pacific Ocean, Lutris the sea otter shares her life in a giant kelp forest habitat with many other otters and animals. Lutris is resourceful and relies on her keen sense of sight and smell to find food and survive. When her pup is born, Lutris lovingly tends to and teaches her daughter until she is ready to head out into the world on her own....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Astra Publishing House 2022

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599.769 PRI

Grimm, Gavin

Summary: When you're a kid like Gavin Grimm, you know yourself best. And Gavin knew that he was a boy -- even if others saw him as a girl. But when his school took away his right to something as simple as using the boys' restroom, Gavin knew he had a big decision to make. Because there are always more choices than the ones others give you. Gavin chose to correct others when they got his pronouns wrong....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GRI